Laude Institute grants $10M to UChicago team building AI weather forecasts for farmers
ChenhaoTan · x · 2026-11-06
The Laude Institute has awarded a $10M multi-year grant to a UChicago team building AI weather forecasts for low- and middle-income countries. Their system already reaches millions of smallholder farmers across Africa and South Asia, informing them when the rains will come.
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